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The Rewired Soul: A Rundown
What follows is an account of the drama surrounding The Rewired Soul PRIOR to the Taylor Nicole Dean drama.
Who is The Rewired Soul?
The Rewired Soul (whom I will hereafter refer to as TRS or Chris) is a Youtuberfrom Las Vegas Nevada named Chris Boutté. He is the son of a mental health professional (Dr. Carrie Randazzo, who is simply listed as ‘psychologist’on their teachable homepage), who has collaborated with Chris previously. He has a girlfriend and one son.
He is a recovering addict (with 7yrs clean and sober), and formerly worked as an alumni coordinator at a treatment center. Chris now runs a channel that was once billed as a mental health channel, but that he knows refers to as a commentary channel. He has written several books and offers online mental health courses, and is being certified as a sober coach.
BetterHelp
BetterHelp is a service/app billing itself as “the world’s largest e-counseling platform”. Many Youtubers have been sponsored by BetterHelp and/or have advertised for BetterHelp, including Chris.
Many people felt it was unethical for Chris, as a mental health advocate, to accept any kind of monetary compensation in exchange for promoting a particular for-profit service. Some felt like he should, at least, state clearly in his videos that he was benefitting from BetterHelp’s success. Others felt like it should be clear, given that deals for sponsorship are common. Still others felt that because Chris is not a licensed professional, it is not unethical (or at least, not as unethical as it could be) for Chris to make sponsorship deals with a MH company.
Elle Love’s Tea’s video goes more in depth into the issues with BetterHelp and Chris.
More issues have sprung up around BetterHelp, including the quality, safety, and professionalism of the service.
Mental Health Courses
This video by Youtuber Elle Loves Tea discusses the controversy surrounding the courses themselves as well as their cost. I highly recommend this video is you want the details on this particular issue, as Elle provides a tremendous amount of sources and screencaps/clips in her video.
Credentials
Now THIS is one of the biggest controversies surrounding Chris’s channel.
At the time of the February scandal, Chris was not licensed or certified as any kind of mental health provider (he is currently being certified as a sober coach). The majority of his experience in mental health came from his mother (whom he has collaborated with), his work experience as an alumni coordinator, running meetings at the center, personal relationships with addicts, and his own experience as a recovering addict himself. These are not irrelevant or anything to sneeze at, but they are not the same as a degree or the clinical work experience that a doctor, nurse, social worker, etc. would have.
That said, in many of his videos, he is not specific about his qualifications. Sometimes as unclear as saying he “worked with addicts” or “worked at a treatment center” or even saying he is a “mental health professional”. It can be argued that, by being vague in describing the capacity in which he was involved with the treatment center, that Chris was being misleading.
That’s not to say he lied, just that by only saying you have ‘worked with’ recovering addicts and not HOW, you allow people’s own biases in thought to flourish, and a lot of people will hear ‘worked with’ and assume a clinical role.
Again, that’s not Chris’s fault per se, but it is a misconception that would have been easy to correct. In fact, it was easy to correct, because it should be noted that Chris has done a few videos on his role at the center, and in his newer videos often clarifies his experiences and lack of degree.
Further, many are now unsure of just how qualified his mother, Dr. Carrie Randazzo, is as well.
Diagnosing and Treating
As someone without the proper schooling and licensing, Chris cannot professionally diagnose someone with a mental or physical condition.
There are at least two examples of this happening anyways, as well as multiple instances where an issue was implied but not outright stated.
In the first, he claims Trisha Paytas (more about her below) has BPD. While this clip exists, it has been speculated that she was joking or not serious, and she has not since claimed to have BPD.
In the second, Leif E. Greenz, another Youtuber, was the person in question. Leif. E had previously been diagnosed with BPD, but believes it was a misdiagnosis. At the time of this scandal she believed it was more likely C-PTSD. It should be noted that this was NOT the only diagnosis she had ever received, or her most recent, so it does not make sense to assume that she has/had it. Except he did.
Beyond that, some people think Chris’s descriptions of his knowledge of addiction treatment crosses over into medical advice, as opposed to simply sharing experience. Worse, they say it is incorrect information.
For example, look at his older video regarding suboxone and his newer videos about suboxone maintenance as well as several responses to the latter video.
Problems with the Mental Health and Recovery Communities
Bipolar Corner (Gary) in particular does not like Chris, and has several videos explaining just why that is. It’s a very complex situation that Gary has many videos about, so I highly recommend watching a few to understand what is going on.
Dr1ven Industries has expressed concern over Chris’s actions as well.
Youtuber According to Jexi, who has almost the same amount of sober time as Chris, has also called out his behaviors as being detrimental to the recovery community.
These are far from the only MH or recovery bloggers who have had issues with TRS, but they are some of the most vocal.
Trisha Paytas
Trisha Paytas is a Youtuber, singer, dancer, and entertainer. She has been vlogging since 2006 (according to her wikipedia), and has made many music videos. Trisha has admitted to using drugs in the past, and in May posted about her most recent opiod withdrawals. While many (including Chris) have speculated that she is faking the withdrawals, most people believe that he does indeed have a history of drug use (and may still be using), as well as other mental illnesses.
Chris has made multiple videos about Trisha, to the point where she has called him out for it. She has accused him of attacking her and overstepping into her life, especially with the personal nature of his comments and her videos. He has commented on her relationships, sobriety, mental health, etc (please see links below for example, there are too many to hyperlink here).
Regardless of how one feels about Trisha, it is clear that Chris did make a lot of videos about her, often very close together timewise. Even now, that hasn’t changed. Below are the videos from his channel about Trisha that Youtube says are from the last month.
Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5 Link 6 Link 7 Link 8 Link 9 Link 10 Link 11Link 12
Note that up to link 12, Youtube says these are all from the last month (give or take, as Youtube’s definition of ‘within the last month’ is pretty loose). That’s twelve videos about one person within a month or two. Like Trisha or not, that’s a lot.
If you search for her name on his channel, you’ll get dozens of videos. This isn’t new, either, as some of the videos date back quite a ways.
Problems with Other Youtubers
Other Youtubers have also expressed displeasure with how Chris talks about theirs lives, including Bobby Burns (who Chris has accused of using drugs (sorry the original video has been removed, but Primink discusses it and uses clips here)).
He also once lambasted a Youtuber for not sharing about her very personal experience with BPD, claiming she had an obligation to share (this, despite the fact that he seems to think any public facts about a person are fair game for discussion).
These are only two examples, but there are many more.
Part of this problem is that these videos are not designed to help the subject but the viewer. These meant a lot of click-baity titles and thumbnails (often on videos that barely or never actually discussed the youtuber mentioned), overly personal exploration into other people’s lives (with the excuse that it was public information already, and after all, he was using it to help people), unsolicited advice, etc.
The February/March Scandal
Around the beginning of February 2019 through to March 2019, TRS was a hot topic on Youtube. For the most part, it seemed to be a combination of a lot of factors - his lack of credentials, whether he was diagnosing people, whether he was acting ethically as a MH Youtuber/advocate, his general tone and attitude, Trisha Paytas’s responses, etc.
To make matters worse, he then messaged several drama channels about Trisha, ended up blocking most of them, posted a video many saw as threatening, and eventually posted an apology and took a break from Youtube (he would later come back as a commentary channel).
Here are Chris’s videos regarding the scandal. Please note that several of the videos he made were removed, but you can see clips of some of them in other reponse videos.
Video 1 (re: Primink’s first video, prior to the main drama but during the time things were ramping up)
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Apology Videos 1 2 and 3
Reupload of his deleted video
Here are some videos (from both drama and MH channels alike) regarding the scandal. Please note the inclusion of any video in this list does not mean I endorse or agree with it, just that it offers a view on the issue that I felt was relevant. There are many more videos that I chose not to include for various reasons. Please be aware that many of these videos were linked earlier in this article, so you may see a video that I’ve already mentioned.
Links are in alphabetical order by Youtuber name, then by order uploaded.
Ashley Kyle
Creepshow Art
Crimson Studios
Dr1ven Industries
Dustin Dailey Video 1 Dustin Dailey Video 2
Elle Loves Tea Video 1 Elle Loves Tea Video 2 Elle Loves Tea Video 3
Hedda Gold Video 1 Hedda Gold Video 2
Internet Infamous
j aubrey
Petty Paige
Primink Video 1 Primink Video 2
Psych IRL
Smokey Glow Video 1 Smokey Glow Video 2
Syren Cove
Tea by Ali Video 1 Tea by Ali Video 2 Tea by Ali Video 3
The Viewer’s Voice Video 1 The Viewer’s Voice Video 2
Drama, Commentary, or Mental Health?
This is the crux of the issue.
When Chris tweeted about how he was “leaving the toxic ass drama community”, he not only offended the drama community, contradicted his previous statements that he was not a drama channel, etc., but he also brought up some important questions.
Firstly, what divides a drama channel from a mental health channel from a commentary channel? Where are the lines, and what is the acceptable behavior for each one?
Is it ethical for someone, even someone who is not a mental health professional, to delve into people’s lives like that? Is it ethical to call oneself a mental health advocate when people claim your advocacy is hurting them?
Is it worth it to tear apart one person’s private life to discuss a topic you think is important? Is it worth it if it’s for views? What is too private, and what is fair game?
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The Rewired Soul: A Rundown
The Rewired Soul: A Rundown
What follows is an account of the drama surrounding The Rewired Soul PRIOR to the Taylor Nicole Dean drama.
Who is The Rewired Soul?
The Rewired Soul (whom I will hereafter refer to as TRS or Chris) is a Youtuberfrom Las Vegas Nevada named Chris Boutté. He is the son of a mental health professional (Dr. Carrie Randazzo, who is simply listed as ‘psychologist’on their teachable homepage), who has collaborated with Chris previously. He has a girlfriend and one son.
He is a recovering addict (with 7yrs clean and sober), and formerly worked as an alumni coordinator at a treatment center. Chris now runs a channel that was once billed as a mental health channel, but that he knows refers to as a commentary channel. He has written several books and offers online mental health courses, and is being certified as a sober coach.
BetterHelp
BetterHelp is a service/app billing itself as “the world’s largest e-counseling platform”. Many Youtubers have been sponsored by BetterHelp and/or have advertised for BetterHelp, including Chris.
Many people felt it was unethical for Chris, as a mental health advocate, to accept any kind of monetary compensation in exchange for promoting a particular for-profit service. Some felt like he should, at least, state clearly in his videos that he was benefitting from BetterHelp’s success. Others felt like it should be clear, given that deals for sponsorship are common. Still others felt that because Chris is not a licensed professional, it is not unethical (or at least, not as unethical as it could be) for Chris to make sponsorship deals with a MH company.
Elle Love’s Tea’s video goes more in depth into the issues with BetterHelp and Chris.
More issues have sprung up around BetterHelp, including the quality, safety, and professionalism of the service.
Mental Health Courses
This video by Youtuber Elle Loves Tea discusses the controversy surrounding the courses themselves as well as their cost. I highly recommend this video is you want the details on this particular issue, as Elle provides a tremendous amount of sources and screencaps/clips in her video.
Credentials
Now THIS is one of the biggest controversies surrounding Chris’s channel.
At the time of the February scandal, Chris was not licensed or certified as any kind of mental health provider (he is currently being certified as a sober coach). The majority of his experience in mental health came from his mother (whom he has collaborated with), his work experience as an alumni coordinator, running meetings at the center, personal relationships with addicts, and his own experience as a recovering addict himself. These are not irrelevant or anything to sneeze at, but they are not the same as a degree or the clinical work experience that a doctor, nurse, social worker, etc. would have.
That said, in many of his videos, he is not specific about his qualifications. Sometimes as unclear as saying he “worked with addicts” or “worked at a treatment center” or even saying he is a “mental health professional”. It can be argued that, by being vague in describing the capacity in which he was involved with the treatment center, that Chris was being misleading.
That’s not to say he lied, just that by only saying you have ‘worked with’ recovering addicts and not HOW, you allow people’s own biases in thought to flourish, and a lot of people will hear ‘worked with’ and assume a clinical role.
Again, that’s not Chris’s fault per se, but it is a misconception that would have been easy to correct. In fact, it was easy to correct, because it should be noted that Chris has done a few videos on his role at the center, and in his newer videos often clarifies his experiences and lack of degree.
Further, many are now unsure of just how qualified his mother, Dr. Carrie Randazzo, is as well.
Diagnosing and Treating
As someone without the proper schooling and licensing, Chris cannot professionally diagnose someone with a mental or physical condition.
There are at least two examples of this happening anyways, as well as multiple instances where an issue was implied but not outright stated.
In the first, he claims Trisha Paytas (more about her below) has BPD. While this clip exists, it has been speculated that she was joking or not serious, and she has not since claimed to have BPD.
In the second, Leif E. Greenz, another Youtuber, was the person in question. Leif. E had previously been diagnosed with BPD, but believes it was a misdiagnosis. At the time of this scandal she believed it was more likely C-PTSD. It should be noted that this was NOT the only diagnosis she had ever received, or her most recent, so it does not make sense to assume that she has/had it. Except he did.
Beyond that, some people think Chris’s descriptions of his knowledge of addiction treatment crosses over into medical advice, as opposed to simply sharing experience. Worse, they say it is incorrect information.
For example, look at his older video regarding suboxone and his newer videos about suboxone maintenance as well as several responses to the latter video.
Problems with the Mental Health and Recovery Communities
Bipolar Corner (Gary) in particular does not like Chris, and has several videos explaining just why that is. It’s a very complex situation that Gary has many videos about, so I highly recommend watching a few to understand what is going on.
Dr1ven Industries has expressed concern over Chris’s actions as well.
Youtuber According to Jexi, who has almost the same amount of sober time as Chris, has also called out his behaviors as being detrimental to the recovery community.
These are far from the only MH or recovery bloggers who have had issues with TRS, but they are some of the most vocal.
Trisha Paytas
Trisha Paytas is a Youtuber, singer, dancer, and entertainer. She has been vlogging since 2006 (according to her wikipedia), and has made many music videos. Trisha has admitted to using drugs in the past, and in May posted about her most recent opiod withdrawals. While many (including Chris) have speculated that she is faking the withdrawals, most people believe that he does indeed have a history of drug use (and may still be using), as well as other mental illnesses.
Chris has made multiple videos about Trisha, to the point where she has called him out for it. She has accused him of attacking her and overstepping into her life, especially with the personal nature of his comments and her videos. He has commented on her relationships, sobriety, mental health, etc (please see links below for example, there are too many to hyperlink here).
Regardless of how one feels about Trisha, it is clear that Chris did make a lot of videos about her, often very close together timewise. Even now, that hasn’t changed. Below are the videos from his channel about Trisha that Youtube says are from the last month.
Link 1 Link 2 Link 3 Link 4 Link 5 Link 6 Link 7 Link 8 Link 9 Link 10 Link 11Link 12
Note that up to link 12, Youtube says these are all from the last month (give or take, as Youtube’s definition of ‘within the last month’ is pretty loose). That’s twelve videos about one person within a month or two. Like Trisha or not, that’s a lot.
If you search for her name on his channel, you’ll get dozens of videos. This isn’t new, either, as some of the videos date back quite a ways.
Problems with Other Youtubers
Other Youtubers have also expressed displeasure with how Chris talks about theirs lives, including Bobby Burns (who Chris has accused of using drugs (sorry the original video has been removed, but Primink discusses it and uses clips here)).
He also once lambasted a Youtuber for not sharing about her very personal experience with BPD, claiming she had an obligation to share (this, despite the fact that he seems to think any public facts about a person are fair game for discussion).
These are only two examples, but there are many more.
Part of this problem is that these videos are not designed to help the subject but the viewer. These meant a lot of click-baity titles and thumbnails (often on videos that barely or never actually discussed the youtuber mentioned), overly personal exploration into other people’s lives (with the excuse that it was public information already, and after all, he was using it to help people), unsolicited advice, etc.
The February/March Scandal
Around the beginning of February 2019 through to March 2019, TRS was a hot topic on Youtube. For the most part, it seemed to be a combination of a lot of factors - his lack of credentials, whether he was diagnosing people, whether he was acting ethically as a MH Youtuber/advocate, his general tone and attitude, Trisha Paytas’s responses, etc.
To make matters worse, he then messaged several drama channels about Trisha, ended up blocking most of them, posted a video many saw as threatening, and eventually posted an apology and took a break from Youtube (he would later come back as a commentary channel).
Here are Chris’s videos regarding the scandal. Please note that several of the videos he made were removed, but you can see clips of some of them in other reponse videos.
Video 1 (re: Primink’s first video, prior to the main drama but during the time things were ramping up)
Video 2
Video 3
Video 4
Apology Videos 1 2 and 3
Reupload of his deleted video
Here are some videos (from both drama and MH channels alike) regarding the scandal. Please note the inclusion of any video in this list does not mean I endorse or agree with it, just that it offers a view on the issue that I felt was relevant. There are many more videos that I chose not to include for various reasons. Please be aware that many of these videos were linked earlier in this article, so you may see a video that I’ve already mentioned.
Links are in alphabetical order by Youtuber name, then by order uploaded.
Ashley Kyle
Creepshow Art
Crimson Studios
Dr1ven Industries
Dustin Dailey Video 1 Dustin Dailey Video 2
Elle Loves Tea Video 1 Elle Loves Tea Video 2 Elle Loves Tea Video 3
Hedda Gold Video 1 Hedda Gold Video 2
Internet Infamous
j aubrey
Petty Paige
Primink Video 1 Primink Video 2
Psych IRL
Smokey Glow Video 1 Smokey Glow Video 2
Syren Cove
Tea by Ali Video 1 Tea by Ali Video 2 Tea by Ali Video 3
The Viewer’s Voice Video 1 The Viewer’s Voice Video 2
Drama, Commentary, or Mental Health?
This is the crux of the issue.
When Chris tweeted about how he was “leaving the toxic ass drama community”, he not only offended the drama community, contradicted his previous statements that he was not a drama channel, etc., but he also brought up some important questions.
Firstly, what divides a drama channel from a mental health channel from a commentary channel? Where are the lines, and what is the acceptable behavior for each one?
Is it ethical for someone, even someone who is not a mental health professional, to delve into people’s lives like that? Is it ethical to call oneself a mental health advocate when people claim your advocacy is hurting them?
Is it worth it to tear apart one person’s private life to discuss a topic you think is important? Is it worth it if it’s for views? What is too private, and what is fair game?
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